Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 376 The Sixteenth Transaction

The two, who had been kicked out, were left without dinner. After exchanging a glance, they headed towards the shopping street.

After eating a quick bite, the three shadow clones returned after completing their day's mission.

On Class 7's side, one shadow clone was leading the training, while on Kurama Yakumo's side, one was leading the mission, and another was half-monitoring his own shadow clone, Uzumaki Sora.

Soon, as night fell, the brother and sister had to face the problem of going home.

Standing at the door, the two looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Brother, you go first..."

"You're only twenty years old. Your mother is just taking her anger out on you today. You go first."

"I'm a girl! And I'm only dragging you down, okay?"

"Um……"

Yun stroked his chin, feigning deep thought: "How about... I have Hyuga have them carve the caged bird again for Tokuma?"

(#Д)

Quan stared wide-eyed in horror: "Brother, are you spying on me?"

"Bang."

Yun casually flicked Quan's forehead and replied, "The word 'surveillance' sounds awful. It just means you see it occasionally, then make bold guesses and carefully verify them, and naturally you'll find out."

"Speaking of which, why didn't you explain to Mother when you were at home?" Yun asked, puzzled.

Uchiha Izumi glanced at her older brother: "If I tell you, wouldn't all the pressure fall on you, brother?"

"hehe……"

Yun sneered, "I think you're afraid I'll threaten that kid again, and then go pay a visit to the Hyuga clan's territory, right?"

Uchiha Izumi blinked: "Then, brother, would you do that?"

After a moment's thought, Yun replied, "Aside from his lack of strength, he's alright. At least he's stronger than Itachi, who has these recurring episodes."

Just then, the front door of the house was pushed open.

The mother, Uchiha Hazuki, looked at the two of them and said, "Why are you whispering like that and not coming in? Do you want to sleep by the door?"

Under the overwhelming aura of the Great Demon King, the two trembled and hurriedly changed their shoes before entering the house.

"I'm back!"

At this moment, the Nine-Tails and Shukaku, who had been out having fun all day, returned. However, as soon as the two tailed beasts entered the room, they sensed that something was wrong.

The Demon King's mood seems a bit off...

With a wisp of chakra, the Nine-Tails cleaned the dust from its feet, and carefully prepared to sneak in with Shukaku.

"Bang."

The water glass was gently placed on the table, and Uchiha Hazuki's gaze fell on the two tailed beasts.

"You're never home, and the moment you walk in, you reek of alcohol. Other people have a guard dog to watch their house, but you two just cause trouble!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Little Nine-Tailed Fox immediately straightened her posture: "I went to help the security forces with their sensing. Afterwards, those guys insisted on dragging me to drink, and I couldn't refuse, so I drank just a little bit..."

Before the Great Demon King could get angry, the Nine-Tailed Fox immediately took a handful of crumpled coins and placed them on the table: "This is today's payment."

Looking at the money in front of her, Uchiha Hazuki was slightly satisfied, and then turned her gaze to Shukaku.

Why are you looking at me?

I can't perceive it!

I know a little sealing technique, but it's useless.

With little chakra, he could only rely on Kurama (the Nine-Tails) for food and drink every day.

The pressure was put on Shukaku, and Uchiha Yun tapped Izumi with his elbow.

Take this opportunity to slip away.

The brother and sister exchanged a glance and understood, so they tiptoed upstairs to their bedroom.

As for washing up... let's wait until my mother, who is already going through menopause, rests before we go out and wash up quietly.

……

It was late at night, midnight.

As Naruto's birthday, this day is special for the Hokage Building.

The special point is not Naruto, but Uzumaki Sora.

After glancing at Naruto, who was already asleep, Minato left his son's bedroom and gave Kushina an apologetic smile.

"Are you really going to the Hokage Building this late?"

"As you know, Uzumaki Sora is going to make another deal with Kurama. Although it's a semi-secret partnership, we can't be completely at ease."

Minato hugged Kushina, gave her a bright but dark-circled smile, and then disappeared from the spot.

……

Hokage Building.

Shikaku flipped through all the transaction records related to Uzumaki Sora, and one of them, concerning Kurama, clearly recorded that the transaction should have yielded chakra.

"You're back?"

"Ah. It's good that you can find time to go back and celebrate that kid's birthday. Kushina will understand."

Shikaku nodded and then handed over the record file: "Take a look."

After receiving the log file, Minato read it through from beginning to end.

Then Shikaku spoke up, "In the transaction records we know, it seems that none of the transactions overlap, that is, they are secondary transactions."

Minato: "The Flying Thunder God Technique and the Mangekyou Sharingan, or the chakra of Indra and Ashura, were copied into Uzumaki Sora after the transaction, not plundered."

"In this case, if you choose the same person to trade a second time, these items will still exist and can still be obtained again."

Shikaku exhaled: "So, the only thing that can be obtained from Kurama that can be multiplied upon re-obtaining it is chakra."

After a pause, Shikaku looked at Minato: "Otsutsuki Urashiki's attack a year ago was initially aimed at Naruto and Sasuke. That fishhook could fish out chakra."

"He is evolving into an Otsutsuki. We cannot guarantee whether the power of the cloud can keep up with the growth of the cloud over the years."

Minato replied, "There's no way around it. If we don't agree, the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails of Kumogakure, the Six-Tails of Kirigakure, and the One-Tails of Sunagakure will agree too."

Shikaku gave a wry smile: "That's true... In fact, I also know that as long as the threat from the Otsutsuki is eliminated, this cooperative relationship will most likely continue."

Because they share a common and powerful enemy, and their initial goals are aligned, cooperation can be successfully maintained.

In addition, there is the presence of clouds, although it is unknown how long ago their cooperation began.

But Yun has many ties to the village, and her personality is reassuring.

"here we go."

Minato glanced at the time and slightly focused.

……

The intelligence exchange has been successfully launched.

[Rule replication function successfully launched]

[Media Trigger]

[Target to be locked: Nine Lama]

Target locked: Nine Lamas

[Tailed Beast Locked In: Kurama]

[Exchange space time flow rate has been changed]

[Enable Shadow Mode?]

no!

……

This time, there was no scene of the Ten-Tails absorbing the Tailed Beasts, nor was there Madara Uchiha's maniacal laughter.

On the quiet Konoha Shadow Rock, the two Nine-Tails halves looked at each other before turning their gaze to Uzumaki Sora.

"The Fourth Hokage should have made things clear to you, right? Now that the contract is signed, everyone go back to sleep. Getting some rest is good for your health."

Whirlpool Sora's words were very direct.

Little Nine-Tailed Fox's vertical pupils spun around twice. "I got some gold coins from the Great Demon King again when I got home today. Shall we talk?"

Although the Fourth Hokage said he wanted them to provide a bargaining chip, he was the one making the deal, and he had to take a cut.

Glancing at the half-body beside them, the two foxes instantly understood each other.

"Um... the Hokage is the Hokage. If you want us to agree to the deal, you at least have to... give us this much!"

The little nine-tailed fox stretched out all its claws with all its might.

The Nine-Tails inside Naruto also said, "I'll retire when that blond brat dies of old age. I need this many."

In fact, it has no idea how much of its own half it has said, but based on the principle of not being at a disadvantage, it's fine to say it's the same amount.

Whirlpool Sky looked at the two foxes: "You want money? How much?"

"Five hundred...fifty million taels!"

Little Nine-Tailed Fox, who almost let it slip, quickly corrected herself.

Uzumaki Sora is the leader of the Akatsuki organization. This amount of money shouldn't be much to this powerful organization, right?

Fifty million taels!

Now that this deal is done, from today onwards we can drink one bottle of wine and then throw it away!

Get a membership at a barbecue restaurant and live a life of luxury every day without ever having to think about where to work.

Cool!

Upon hearing the little Nine-Tailed Fox mention the amount of money, the Nine-Tailed Fox beside him quickly added, "I also have fifty million taels. I'll have that blond brat make a sealing scroll, and I can spend it when I retire in a few decades."

"hehe……"

Whirlpool Kong chuckled softly, then reached out and placed the two large boxes that had appeared out of thin air on the ground.

"Click here, then quickly sign the contract."

???

The two foxes exchanged a glance. Was it too little? They were being so generous as to give it away so readily?

Amidst suspicious glances, the two foxes had just turned their heads to say something when they saw a pair of red Rinnegan with six tomoe.

"Gulp."

He swallowed hard, swallowing back the words he wanted to ask for more.

"If you're greedy... you might lose all of these too."

As soon as Vortex Sora finished speaking, the two foxes hurriedly began counting the money.

After quickly confirming that everything was correct, the contract appeared before them.

It was still a simple piece of information. After confirming that it was correct, the two foxes pressed their paw prints and then hugged the two boxes of money to their arms.

"Why are you so nervous? Afraid I'll steal it? You can't attack me here, and I can't attack you. Relax."

Whirlpool Sky smiled maliciously as he spoke.

Having learned the rules from their minds, the two foxes lowered their guard.

"Can we go now?"

"The transaction is complete, so you can leave now. I can't stop the client from leaving."

The little nine-tailed fox and its half-body exchanged a glance, and then both disappeared into the trading space.

However, the two boxes of money were left behind.

"They have quite an appetite; they easily achieve a small goal without worrying about overeating."

After making a complaint, Sora Uzumaki waved his hand, and the money in the two boxes simply vanished into thin air.

Who would carry so much money around all the time? It's all just an illusion; it's enough to fool those two foxes whose ability to sense malice is restricted.

……

The transaction ended, and Yun, feeling his chakra growing stronger again, was distracted by sensing what was happening downstairs.

really……

Three seconds later, a mournful wail rang out, followed by the Great Demon King's reprimand and the sound of two tailed beasts being swept out of the house.

Shukaku was completely bewildered by this unexpected disaster. He had been asleep when he was first startled by the wailing of the little Nine-Tails, and then he was dragged out of the house by the Great Demon King.

The streets were chilly and windy.

Little Nine-Tailed Fox clutched its incredibly painful chest, its fox face contorted in agony.

"Boss, what's wrong with you? You yelled out in the middle of the night, and now we've all been kicked out."

"You don't understand...you don't understand how heartbroken I am right now."

"What's wrong?"

"Damn it! That bastard Uzumaki Sora dared to lie to me! I'm going to sue him! I'll sue him at the Hokage Building!"

With a roar, the Nine-Tails dashed off towards the Hokage Building.

In its perception, the Fourth Hokage was still working at that moment, along with that non-human Nara clan member.

Meanwhile...

After receiving the notification from the Anbu, the transaction concluded and he arrived at Uzumaki Sora in the Hokage Building, where he was talking with Minato and Shikaku.

"Your conjecture has been verified, hasn't it?" Shikaku asked.

Vortex Sky looked over: "It has been verified that a second transaction can indeed re-trade the same items as the previous one."

Shikaku asked again, "So it's still chakra, right? That should be the only thing on Kurama that could interest you."

After a moment of silence, seeing that Uzumaki Sora did not speak, Shikaku spoke again: "Then... could you tell me what the accumulation of Nine-Tails chakra can bring?"

Minato, sitting in his office chair, also looked over: "One year ago, Yun traveled through time and space to this point in time, and defeated Otsutsuki Urashiki."

"He chose to believe in you. Your trading target last year should have been that Otsutsuki Urashiki, right? The trust has lasted for twenty years, so I think it might be time to have an open talk."

As soon as he finished speaking, Minato and Shikaku waited for Uzumaki Sora's reply.

At that moment, a crimson figure rushed in through the window.

"You despicable and shameless Uzumaki Sora!"

"Give me my money back!"

Little Nine-Tailed Fox charged headlong into Whirlpool Sky, but just as it got close, it was grabbed by one of its hands, twisted twice, and lifted up in front of it.

The next moment, the red Rinnegan with its six tomoe appeared, and under the intense gaze of its eye power, the little Nine-Tails shuddered.

Such power is simply overwhelming!

"Gulp."

He swallowed hard, but the figure of fifty million taels instantly dispelled his inner fear.

"Hokage... Lord Hokage, help me!"

Having escaped the giant hand of fate by swaying left and right, the little nine-tailed fox darted onto Minato's shoulder in a flash.

"That bastard is untrustworthy; he even fooled a fox!"

"I recently heard that the village's mission commissions are not doing well, so I thought I could earn some money to help subsidize the village. As a registered tailed beast, I, Nine-Tails, have always had a strong sense of responsibility!"

"You promised to pay!"

"Such a big box of money!"

"Waaaaah... It was gone as soon as it came out, it's gone!"

"That bastard isn't even human; he'll even fool a fox!"

As it spoke, the Nine-Tails pointed its claw at Uzumaki Sora: "I'm telling you today, my boss is Uchiha Kumo, and he's not afraid of your Akatsuki organization! You'd better hand over the money right now, or... or Kumo will come looking for you himself tomorrow!"

At this moment, Shikaku spoke up, "So you wanted to skim some money for yourself during the deal?"

Little Nine-Tailed Fox burst into tears, saying, "Old man, you can see! I truly did it all for the village!"

"For the village?"

Shikaku smiled and said, "Yesterday, Lord Uzumaki Sora handed over the wealth of several daimyo prefectures to Konoha to stabilize the situation in the villages in a short period of time. If it's for the sake of the villages, then it's worth it."

……

(End of this chapter)